Flip Gordon

Real name: Travis Gordon Lopes Jr.
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 187 lbs.
Date of birth: December 12, 1991
From: South Weymouth, Massachusetts
Pro debut: April 2015
Trained by: Brian Fury
Finishing move: The Flip 5

Biography

– In his early career, Lopes wrestled as Travis Gordon in the northeastern USA
– In late 2015, Lopes began competing as Flip Gordon
– On September 9, 2016, Gordon defeated Scotty Slade, Brandon Locke, Adam Booker, Flex Rumblecrunch & Kris Pyro in a Scramble Match to win the CW New England Title
– On September 23, Gordon defeated Brian Fury to retain the CW New England Title
– On October 21, Gordon defeated Ace Romero to retain the CW New England Title
– On November 4, Gordon defeated Rude Boy Riley to retain the CW New England Title
– On November 12, Gordon defeated Vinny Marseglia, Mike Bennett & Dijak to win the NEW King of Bethany Tournament
– On December 2, Gordon defeated Wrecking Ball Legursky to retain the CW New England Title
– On December 14, Gordon defeated Hanson to retain the CW New England Title
– 2 days later, Gordon defeated TK O’Ryan to retain the CW New England Title
– On April 15, 2017, Gordon defeated Donovan Dijak to retain the NEW King of Bethany Title
– In June 2017, Gordon made his first ROH appearance, losing to Jonathan Gresham. He would wrestle a few more trial matches before signing with the promotion
– In September 2017, Gordon embarked upon a short tour of Mexico with CMLL
– On December 1, Gordon defeated Brad Hollister & Cody Rhodes in a 3-Way Match to win the NEW Heavyweight Title
– On December 17, Gordon defeated TK O’Ryan to retain the NEW Heavyweight Title
– At Honor Rising ’18, in Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall, Gordon defeated Hiromu Takahashi & KUSHIDA in a 3-Way Match
– On March 18, 2018, Gordon defeated Joey Mercury to retain the NEW Heavyweight Title
– At House of Hardcore 39, Gordon defeated Matt Cross
– On April 20, Gordon defeated Penta El Zero M to retain the NEW Heavyweight Title. He defended the belt against Wrecking Ball Legursky the next day
– In May 2018, Gordon competed in New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors Tournament
– At Best In The World ’18, Gordon defeated Bully Ray by DQ
– Gordon appeared as ‘Chico El Luchador’ on the ALL IN pre-show, winning the Over Budget Battle Royal to earn himself an ROH World Title match on the main show. He would go on to lose that match against Jay Lethal
– At NJPW’s Fighting Spirit Unleashed event, Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb defeated CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Beretta & Chuckie T)
– Gordon won the Sea of Honor Tournament on the 2018 Jericho Cruise, defeating Jay Briscoe in the final
– On December 6, Gordon defeated Rampage Brown in a Ladder Match to become the first Fight Forever Men’s World Champion. Gordon would retain against Mark Haskins the next night, but lost it to Joe Hendry the night after that
– At Final Battle ’18, Gordon defeated Bully Ray in an I Quit Match
– At the ROH/NJPW Madison Square Garden event, Gordon, Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins defeated Bully Ray, Shane Taylor & Silas Young in a Street Fight
– At War Of The Worlds 2019, Gordon defeated Rhett Titus, Karl Fredericks & Bandido
– On June 21, 2019, Gordon & Brian Cage defeated Marty Scurll & Brody King to win the WSW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Gordon & Cage defeated The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) and The Natural Classics (Stevie & Tome Filip) to retain the WSW Tag Team Titles
– On January 17, 2020, Gordon defeated Matt Angel to win the NSPW Maritime Title
– At ROH’s 19th Anniversary Show, Gordon defeated Mark Briscoe
– At Final Battle 2021, Gordon, Brawler Milonas, PJ Black, World Famous CB & The Beer City Bruiser defeated Demonic Flamita, Will Ferrara, Max The Impaler, Sledge & LSG
– At AAA Gira Aniversario XXX, Gordon, Danny Rivera & Willie Mack defeated Los Mercenarios (Rey Escorpion, Villano III Jr & Taurus)
– On July 8, Gordon & Brian Cage defeated The Parea (Eli Theseus & Gabriel Aeros) to retain the WSW Tag Team Titles
– On July 10, Gordon & Cage defeated The Natural Classics (Stevie & Tome Filip) to retain the WSW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Gordon, Cage & Johnny Downunder defeated Robbie Eagles, Alex Zayne & Mat Diamond to retain the WSW Tag Team and Heavyweight Titles
– Gordon won the 2022 Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup, defeating Action Andretti, Jack Evans, Joey Janela, Rich Swann & Brandon Scott in the 6-way final
– Gordon had a brief run with the NWA in the summer of 2022
– On March 11, 2023, The Flippin’ Machines (Gordon & Brian Cage) defeated The Parea (Eli Theseus & Gabriel Aeros) and WarBeard (Matt Basso & Erick Redbeard) to retain the WSW Tag Team Titles
– On May 12, Gordon defeated Gino Medina & Matias Suarez to win the vacant GCWA Extreme Title
– On July 28, Gordon defeated Gringo Loco to retain the GCWA Extreme Title
– On September 8, Gordon fought Max Castellanos to a double countout to retain the GCWA Extreme Title
– Gordon signed with Mexico’s CMLL in late 2023
– At CMLL Sin Salida 2024, Gordon, Mistico & Atlantis Jr defeated Los Barbaros (El Barbaro Caveranario, El Terrible & Dragon Rojo Jr)